Tornado touches down near Moorcroft

A tornado touched down last Tuesday evening during a heavy storm west of Moorcroft. Located outside populated areas, it did little damage and no injuries have been reported.

According to Corporal Ed Robinson, Crook County Sheriff’s Office, the initial report was received by dispatch at 7:25 p.m., when Dan Grace of the Moorcroft Fire Department called in that a funnel cloud had been sighted.

“At about this same time, there were numerous other social media reports going out from people who could see the funnel cloud from Moorcroft, as well as residents near where the tornado first touched down,”...